This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

A historic observatory now an astronomy museum beautifully situated at the moat of the Middle Age city centre.

This functional solar system model was inspired by the famous Eisinga Planetarium.

Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.

Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.

A forgotten graveyard lost in the tangles of an overgrown garden.

A secret climbing tree hides along the side of a Costa Rican road.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

One of the first hotel rooms in a pod.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.